Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Now, there are A LOT of things that a pregnant woman can do safely, but medical myths would lead you to believe otherwise. My esteemed colleague The Mother tackles the ones about pregnancy and alcohol today, and I strongly recommend reading it.

But there are some things pregnant women, especially those IN FREAKIN' LABOR, should absolutely not be doing.

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Unfortunately, this will be taken out of context by some young women who will have more than a moderate amount and follow it with other recreational drugs. We have a high drinking rate in our state - this will only add fuel to their stupidity.

When my SIL went into labor with her third child, she was out on a tractor, cultivating a corn field. She considered the weather report, the number of acres she had left and the minutes between contractions and decided to keep going. She got another 50 acres done before she had to head to town.

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